US2725789A - Wide angle photographic objective - Google Patents

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US2725789A
US2725789A US357820A US35782053A US2725789A US 2725789 A US2725789 A US 2725789A US 357820 A US357820 A US 357820A US 35782053 A US35782053 A US 35782053A US 2725789 A US2725789 A US 2725789A
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  • My invention relates to a wide angle photographic objective which is corrected for spherical, comatic and chro matic aberrations, astigmatism, field curvature and distortion.
  • the invention relates to a wide angle objective of a type comprising four simple air spaced lens elements, of which the first one, i. e. the one facing the object space, is a dispersive meniscus with its convex surface facing the incident light, while the three following lens components are arranged in conventional triplet manner.
  • One object of my invention is to provide a wide angle objective having a minimum aperture of F/5.0 covering a field of about 63 degrees and having a back focal length, i. e. the distance between the rear vertex of the objective and the focal plane, of more than 0.95 times the focal length of the objective.
  • the latter makes it possible to mount such an objective of focal length. of about 35 mm. in cameras with the shutter arranged irnmediately behind the rear vertex or in so-called onelens-reflex-cameras which have a mirror between the rear vertex and the image plane.
  • the axial air space between the first and second lens elements ranges between 0.20 and 0.45 times the focal length of the objective.
  • the first lens element is made of a material having an Abbe number distinctly greater than that of the second lens element, the difference ranging between 10 and 25.
  • the refractive index of the second lens element is substantially greater than that of the first lens elements, their difference ranging between 0.10 and 0.25.
  • the ratio between the absolute values of the radii of the rear and front surfaces of the objective is greater than 2.0 and less than 3.5.
  • a diaphragm 5 for the objective is shown located between the opposed surfaces of the second and third lens elements.
  • a wide angle photographic objective having a minimum aperture of F/5.0. corrected for spherical, comatic and chromatic aberrations, astigmatism, field curvature and distortion, said objective comprising four simple lens elements, the first lens element, i. e.
  • the one facing the object space being a dispersive meniscus with its convex surface facing the incident light
  • the successive second, third and fourth lens elements being arranged in conventional triplet manner, the axial air space between the first and second lens elements ranging between 0.20 and 0.45 times the focal lengthbfthe objective
  • the first lens element being made of a material having an Abbe number distinctly greater than that of the second lens element, the difference ranging between 15 and 20, the refractive index of the second lens element being substantially greater than that of the first lens element, the difference ranging between and 0.25.
  • a wide angle photographic objective as claimed in claim 1 in which the ratio between the absolute values of the radii of the rear and front surfaces o fxthe objective is greater than 2.0 and less than 3.5.
  • R is the radius of the surface indicated, going from front to rear of the objective
  • d is axial thickness
  • l is axial separation
  • nd is the index of refraction
  • v is the dispersion number.

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350- 062 SR OILHRUH mm Dec. 6, 1955 F. SCHLEGEL 2,125 189 WIDE ANGLE PHOTOGRAPHIC OBJECTIVE Filed May 27, 1955 T 1 43 R, R l R R R R,R,R
K 7 III Q L L3 INVENTOR, Franz Schle 9 6L Attus.
United States Patent WIDE ANGLE PHOTOGRAPHIC OBJECTIVE Franz Schlegel Munich, Germany assiguor to Harry J. Graw, Chicago, 1.
Application May 27, 1953, Serial No. 357,820
3 Claims. (CI. 88-57) My invention relates to a wide angle photographic objective which is corrected for spherical, comatic and chro matic aberrations, astigmatism, field curvature and distortion.
More specifically, the invention relates to a wide angle objective of a type comprising four simple air spaced lens elements, of which the first one, i. e. the one facing the object space, is a dispersive meniscus with its convex surface facing the incident light, while the three following lens components are arranged in conventional triplet manner.
One object of my invention is to provide a wide angle objective having a minimum aperture of F/5.0 covering a field of about 63 degrees and having a back focal length, i. e. the distance between the rear vertex of the objective and the focal plane, of more than 0.95 times the focal length of the objective. The latter makes it possible to mount such an objective of focal length. of about 35 mm. in cameras with the shutter arranged irnmediately behind the rear vertex or in so-called onelens-reflex-cameras which have a mirror between the rear vertex and the image plane.
In accordance with the present invention the axial air space between the first and second lens elements ranges between 0.20 and 0.45 times the focal length of the objective. In addition, the first lens element is made of a material having an Abbe number distinctly greater than that of the second lens element, the difference ranging between 10 and 25. Also, the refractive index of the second lens element is substantially greater than that of the first lens elements, their difference ranging between 0.10 and 0.25.
The ratio between the absolute values of the radii of the rear and front surfaces of the objective is greater than 2.0 and less than 3.5.
The single figure of the accompanying drawing illustrates a wide angle objective embodying the present invention, and in connection with this figure there is herewith given a practical example of an objective embodying the invention. It is understood that the drawing follows the usual conventions with regard to objectives, light going from left to right, with a radius (R) being positive if the center of curvature is to the right of the lens surface and negative if the center of curvature is to the left of the lens surface.
A diaphragm 5 for the objective is shown located between the opposed surfaces of the second and third lens elements.
In the following example the various .distances (d1, d: and ds, and It, I: and is) are measured axially of the objective. The quantity "mi" refers to the index 2,725,789 Patented Dec. 6, 1955 of refraction for the D line for sodium while the letter v refers to the Abbe number for dispersion.
From the above description it is thought that the construction and advantages of my invention will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art. Various changes in detail may be made without departing from the spirit or losing the advantages of the invention.
Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:
1. A wide angle photographic objective having a minimum aperture of F/5.0. corrected for spherical, comatic and chromatic aberrations, astigmatism, field curvature and distortion, said objective comprising four simple lens elements, the first lens element, i. e. the one facing the object space, being a dispersive meniscus with its convex surface facing the incident light, the successive second, third and fourth lens elements being arranged in conventional triplet manner, the axial air space between the first and second lens elements ranging between 0.20 and 0.45 times the focal lengthbfthe objective, the first lens element being made of a material having an Abbe number distinctly greater than that of the second lens element, the difference ranging between 15 and 20, the refractive index of the second lens element being substantially greater than that of the first lens element, the difference ranging between and 0.25.
2. A wide angle photographic objective "as claimed in claim 1 in which the ratio between the absolute values of the radii of the rear and front surfaces o fxthe objective is greater than 2.0 and less than 3.5.
3. A wide angle photographic objective of focal length 1.00, back focal length 0.99921 and relatii i 'e; aperture F/4.5 having substantially the following numerical data:
d2=0.0460 third-71700 01 17.9 R =+6.9000
d3=0.0130 nds=1.62536 lit-35.6 Ru i-0.4760
dt==0.0500 'Ild4= 1.6 a)41 tit-50.3 Rs--0.3223
3 where R is the radius of the surface indicated, going from front to rear of the objective, d is axial thickness, l is axial separation, nd is the index of refraction and v is the dispersion number.
References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Ball June 14, 1932 Rayton Nov. 7, 1933 Lee Apr. 17, 1934 Merte Aug. 9, 1938 Angenieux Aug. 18, 1953
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US2772601A (en) * 1954-06-18 1956-12-04 Bertele Ludwig Jakob Wide angle photographic objective comprising three air spaced components
US2821112A (en) * 1956-03-05 1958-01-28 Enna Werk Optik Apelt Four-membered photographic wide-angle objective
US3038380A (en) * 1958-02-27 1962-06-12 Zeiss Carl Asymmetrical photographic objective
US3473866A (en) * 1967-03-30 1969-10-21 Isco Optische Werke Gmbh Four-element photographic objective focused by displacement of the front two elements
US5113288A (en) * 1990-04-04 1992-05-12 Nikon Corporation Behind stop wide angle lens system

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US1862950A (en) * 1929-06-17 1932-06-14 Technicolor Motion Picture Optical apparatus
US1934561A (en) * 1932-03-10 1933-11-07 Bausch & Lomb Lens system
US1955590A (en) * 1930-07-12 1934-04-17 Kapella Ltd Lens
US2126126A (en) * 1935-11-26 1938-08-09 Zeiss Carl Fa Photographic objective
US2649022A (en) * 1950-02-17 1953-08-18 Angenieux Pierre Wide-angle photographic objective lens assembly

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US1862950A (en) * 1929-06-17 1932-06-14 Technicolor Motion Picture Optical apparatus
US1955590A (en) * 1930-07-12 1934-04-17 Kapella Ltd Lens
US1934561A (en) * 1932-03-10 1933-11-07 Bausch & Lomb Lens system
US2126126A (en) * 1935-11-26 1938-08-09 Zeiss Carl Fa Photographic objective
US2649022A (en) * 1950-02-17 1953-08-18 Angenieux Pierre Wide-angle photographic objective lens assembly

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US2772601A (en) * 1954-06-18 1956-12-04 Bertele Ludwig Jakob Wide angle photographic objective comprising three air spaced components
US2821112A (en) * 1956-03-05 1958-01-28 Enna Werk Optik Apelt Four-membered photographic wide-angle objective
US3038380A (en) * 1958-02-27 1962-06-12 Zeiss Carl Asymmetrical photographic objective
US3473866A (en) * 1967-03-30 1969-10-21 Isco Optische Werke Gmbh Four-element photographic objective focused by displacement of the front two elements
US5113288A (en) * 1990-04-04 1992-05-12 Nikon Corporation Behind stop wide angle lens system

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